I have been using LDBoxer to reduce the polycount of my models.

https://github.com/Jeremy1980/LDBoxer

Can anyone explain why framerate is not improved when using them in for instance LDView? Thanks.

How do I fix a file with errors like this? Do I simply copy and paste 'New Quad' over 'Original Quad' in the part file?


Error: Bad vertex sequence in BFC-enabled quad.
File: a6039.dat
Line #52: 4 16 10 0 4.14 20 32 8.28 10 0 -4.14 20 32 -8.28
(Note: disabling BFC for this quad.)
Original Quad: <10 0 4.14> <20 32 8.28> <10 0 -4.14> <20 32 -8.28>
New Quad: <10 0 4.14> <20 32 8.28> <20 32 -8.28> <10 0 -4.14>

I am trying to use LDView to generate snapshots from the command line. The problem is, that models with errors cause a popup message to be spawned that I need to click through. Is there a way to pipe these error messages to a text file instead? They are important messages that I would like to read, but I don't want to stall the snapshot generation process since I have ~1k parts I need snapshots of.

When viewing parts in LDView with BFC colors turned on, should the part appear red, green or blue?

What is a "neutral" face?

How do I fix a part that is the wrong color?

Thanks.

I created the 8527 - Mindstorms NXT Tribot robot. I used LEGO Digital Designer Whacker robot template and modified it in LEGO Digital Designer and then exported it into an LDraw file. Then I tweaked the LDraw file in LeoCAD and divided the model into submodels and added steps which are the exact same as the official building instructions. I hope this can be added to the official model repository in the future.


Let me know what you think!


Set
https://www.lego.com/en-us/service/build...tions/8527



Instructions Used
https://manuall.co.uk/lego-set-8527-mindstorms-tri-bot/

Attached Files

  8527 - Mindstorms - NXT (Tribot).mpd (Size: 23.28 KB / Downloads: 12)

I created the 8527 - Mindstorms NXT kit. I created the Tribot with no sensors and is just the three motors and NXT brick template vehicle. I used LEGO Digital Designer Whacker robot template and modified it in LEGO Digital Designer and then exported it into an LDraw file. Then I tweaked the LDraw file in LeoCAD and divided the model into submodels and added steps which are the exact same as the official building instructions. I hope this can be added to the official model repository in the future.

Let me know what you think!


Set
https://www.lego.com/en-us/service/build...tions/8527



Instructions Used
https://www.lego.com/cdn/product-assets/...520728.pdf

Attached Files

  8527 - Mindstorms - NXT.mpd (Size: 10.45 KB / Downloads: 7)

These files (linked here https://www.ldraw.org/part-updates):
* https://www.ldraw.org/library/updates/complete.zip
* https://www.ldraw.org/library/official/LDConfig.ldr

are being periodically replaced with new versions. This breaks all ports that store cryptographic fingerprints, because they see that these files periodically change and ports fail to build.

For example, the FreeBSD port cad/ldraw would break with every new release of complete.zip and LDConfig.ldr

Could you please add a date of release to these filenames, for example make these URLs look like this:
* https://www.ldraw.org/library/updates/co...201229.zip
* https://www.ldraw.org/library/official/L...201229.ldr


Thank you,
Yuri

I created the three 8527 - Mindstorms NXT LEGO Digital Designer robots that are from the LEGO Digital Designer software which are Basket Bot, QuickDraw and Whacker. I exported these models from LEGO Digital Designer v2 and tweaked them in LeoCAD by dividing the model into submodels and creating building steps. I made the steps be as close as they can be to the official Mindstorm NXT building instructions by LEGO and with the rest of the attachments I designed the steps to be logically as possible.

In this post I will attach the Basket Bot LDraw file and in post two and three I will attack the QuickDraw and Whacker LDraw files.

I even made PDF building instructions of these three models which were created using LPub3D which I will include in the attached file in the fourth, fifth and sixth post.

This is one of my first LDraw models that I would like to share. I hope this can be added to the official model repository in the future.


Let me know what you think!


Set
https://www.lego.com/en-us/service/build...tions/8527



Instructions Templete Used
https://www.lego.com/cdn/product-assets/...520728.pdf

Attached Files

  8527 - Mindstorms - NXT (Basket Bot Tribot).mpd (Size: 19.97 KB / Downloads: 13)

Hi Roland

Could you please add keyboard shortcuts for camera rotation to the edit view?

Possibly ALT+Arrow Keys?

Thanks!

I am working on a number of parts from the very early years that are either missing from the library or in need of revision. A number of issues arise about renumbering, part naming, etc., so I've compiled everything here and placed bullets beside those points requiring attention or input.

• I propose the existing 925.dat should be obsoleted and renumbered 925b.dat, and "with 3 internal ribs" should be added to its name.
  
• Many of the existing patterns for 925 would have appeared with 925a, either instead of or along with 925b. Given the difficulty of documenting this with any precision, it is probably not worth the effort.
  

• This matches the numbering of the 2x2 quarter-round bricks 3063a (without) and 3063b (with).
  
• But the names do not match: 716 has "cutouts" whereas 3063 has "stud notches". Should this be fixed?
  

• I did not fix this overlap in 716b.dat, and there are a few other geometry issues besides. A potential project, for anyone seeking one.
  

• Possible "needs work": the raised features on this part should really be outlines rather than solid shapes. Perhaps in a future revision…
  

• The existing u8012 should be renumbered u8012a.dat and "Left" should be added to its name.
  

• 821a.dat: with full tabs
  
• 821b.dat: with partial tabs
  
• The existing 821.dat should be renumbered 821c.dat and "with Studs" should be added to its name.
  

• Should these be new suffixed variants (R and L) of u9187, or given a new base number?
  
• These would be combined with the door into a new shortcut, 822ac02.dat.